On January 10, Beijing time, according to the news of the "Daily Sports Newspaper", after Umtiti's salary cut and renewal, it is likely to be loaned out by Barca, and there are several clubs in France willing to bear part of his salary.
Diaz, a reporter for the Daily Sports, revealed Umtiti's contract extension, which was extended for 3 years in the original contract, but the total salary did not increase by 1 euro. Moreover, Umtiti agreed to receive only 10% of the original salary for the next 1 and a half years before the expiration of the original contract, and the remaining 90% of the salary of the original contract would be distributed to the next 3 years of the new contract.
Diaz believes that after Umtiti signed such a contract extension, it not only allowed Barca to free up enough salary space for Ferran Torres to complete the registration, but also to a certain extent, they could easily rent out Umtiti.
Originally, Umtiti's annual salary reached 9.5 million euros, which scared off many buyers, even if it was a part of the salary lease, it was a lot of money. Now Umtiti only needs to receive 10% of his salary, which is less than 1 million a year, which has made other clubs interested in renting the World Cup champion centre-back. Barca's loan of Umtiti can further reduce the salary pressure of the club on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also allow Umtiti to regain its form.
The Daily Sports also said that Umtiti's sudden announcement of a contract extension is a bit strange, but also because Umtiti has cut his salary to renew his contract, it proves that Dembele's renewal negotiations have completely collapsed, and he will not stay at Barca next season.